George Stubbs ARA, Working drawing of the Blood Vessels for 'The First Anatomical Table of the Muscles ... of the Horse', 1756-1758.
Pencil, red chalk, orange and brown ink. 367 mm x 503 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Working drawing of the Blood Vessels for 'The First Anatomical Table of the Muscles ... of the Horse', 1756-1758
George Stubbs ARA (1724 - 1806)
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367 mm x 503 mm
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